The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-02-10


pie race-track project, Holtzman's livery stable,
730 o'clock P.
GRAND OPERA-HOUSE-Lyra Society. in SER
minie evening.
ENGLISHS OPERA-HOUSE-"A Parlor Match
evening
THE ACKNOWLEDGMENT & Moulton's Opera Com
pany in The Mikado,' afternoon, and Chimes of
Normandy, evening.
THE CASINO-Acrobatic specialties, afternoon and
evening
I'm Brief
Clemens Vonneeut yesterday purchased in
terest in the old Sentinel building, on Washing
ton street adjoining the Military Block, paying
for 1t $38, 600.
The marshal Of New Carlisle, o.. reached the
city yesterday and took into custody Edward
Snyder and Edward Thayer. the burglars cap
tured here, on Tuesday. by Haley and Joyce
The journeymen carpenters of the city will
hold another meeting in Superior Court room
No. z, this evening, at o'clock, to take action
In regard to wages for the coming seasons work.
The following persons were licensed to marry
Yesterday William Burk and Mary HIT
William D. Hickman and Caroline Shut, Chas
f. Schilling and Emma Louisa Jones, John
Wesley Sherlock and Mary ]. Amos.
Laura Oliver, Laura Stewart was bound
over to the grand jury yesterday, for stealing
SAT and gold ring from Laura Bess. She failed
to give bond, and was placed in Jail. She is but
| fifteen years of age. and her relatives are re-
| spectacle people residing in the northwestern
| part of the city.
Charles Mayer & Co. have made a beautiful
and valuable gift to the ladies connected with
| the military fair and carnival. 1t is large
! clock, surmounted by ship in full sail. The
| same firm also gave the Emmett Guards a fine
| sword. All sorts Of war relics now coming
| in. The mems executive committee and the
| chairmen of the other committees will meet at
| the township trustees Office this evening.
BoNDssIAN BROWNING RELEASED.
By an agreement among the sureties the
bond OF exTreasurer l. N. Pattison, Robert
| Browning yesterday released from all liza
bilty as bondsman, His amount of the response
biity was $l2, 600, and in order to secure his re-
lease he has agreed to pay the remaining sureties
| $4,000 which he will to-day.
TRYING TO GET REBEL RELICS
| Mayor Denny has received letter from Cap
tain May, of the Washington Artillery, of New
Orleans, stating that he is using his influence to
secure some confederate relics for the exhibition
| at the coming military carnival He thinks he
may secure the first rebel flag flung to the breeze
at the firing on Fort Sumter
| GONE TO GET TWO THIEVES.
| Detective Grady, who was employed to hunt
| down the two negroes who robbed Mrs Lille
MATS iewelry store, on South Illinois street, of
several hundred dollars worth of watches and
jewelry. ten days ago, has located the thieves in
| Chicago, and, with the necessary papers, left
| for that city last night to arrest them
wOEK ON THE DEPOT FOUNDATION.
| The workmen on the new Union Depot began
removing the old buildings on the west side of
Illinois street, below the Union tracks, yester-
day. to make room for the depot sheds. All the
| buildings the space to be occupied by the de-
pot proper have been removed but one, and it
has been vacated The excavation Is nearly
complete and the stone work for the foundation
is progressing rapidly
A RACE-TRACK AT BROAD RIPPLE
Quite number of prominent horsemen are
interested in project to bnd mile race-track
at Broad Ripple. There is an excellent location
there, and the ground can be secured at COM
paratively small outlay. A preliminary meeting
was held at Lee Holtzmans stable on Tuesday
evening, when the matter was favorablv consid-
ered and meeting will be held at the same
place this evening to take some definite steps in
| the matter.
MANY THIEVES IN THE CITY.
1t is beginning to develop that the large num-
Der of noted crooks who have been making this
city their headquarters for several weeks have
been doing some work the police have not known
Of letter from the Pinkerton Detective
Agency at Chicago last evening states that or
the night of Jan. 20 John r. Joseph, passenger
of the Pennsylvania lines from New York TO ST.
Louis was robbed of 5000 gold watch and chain
in mis- car while the through train waiting
in the Union Depot here. 1t is well-knowr
fact that the police have not been troubled with
as many bad men for years as have been here
for month or six weeks.
ExoRBIrANT ATTORNEYS FEES.
j. H. Cheney, receiver of the Lake Erie 6
Western road, asked Judge Gresham yesterday
morning to pass upon several allowances to b.
! made to persons on accounts The receiver wa
directed to pay into the court an additional $780,
600 for meeting certain claims. Among the al
| lowances $780, 600 for attorneys fees O
! this amount Butler, Stillrnan and Hubbard. o
New York, and Williamson and Thompson, o
Chicago wanted 500, 000 Judge Gresham sait
that the fees were extravaganza, and that h.
would not allow them, and that the receivershil
was also being made too expensive. He seemed
to think one-half the amount Of fees charge,
would be ample.
FELL FROM A ROOF.
Henry K. English, of the firm of English
Brother, house and sign painters, went on tn
roof of the English Lutheran Church yesterda
morning. at o'clock. to do some repairing nea
the caves. He was within foot or two of tn
i caves when he lost his balance and fell to tn
pavement, a distance of thirty feet He struc
the brick sidewalk on his left side and hip. TIL
conclusion knocked him insensble, and fright
d full cash was cut in his forehead over the lef
le eye; his hip was disocated and the bones of hi
As left arm fractured between the wrist and elbow
He was removed to his home No. 677 Broadway
8 where Drs. Wands and Sutcffe dressed his ir
e. iuries. He at first believed to be fatal
ID hurt, but he finally revived. and the physician
! think he will recover.
:. BOTTOMS LECTURE on THE LATE WAR
\ Charles E. Bolton, of Cleveland, lectured
= Plymouth Church last night on America
e Struggle for the Union the lecture being iu
0, trated by most excellent views thrown by a ca
10 cium light upon a canvass stretched across til
- | stage. The lecture and the illustrations wer
,g all of the late civil war. The views, as til
le lecturer explained, were genuine, he having bee
IN nearly five years in collecting them The view
OIL began with the spirited picture of two horse
er men, one Union the other confederat,
ST in hand-tohand combat for tn
lg flag. He showed as typical of slavery an ole